The list of ship launches in 1878 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1878.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March | United States | John Roach and Son | Chester, Pennsylvania | City of Rio de Janeiro | Passenger ship | |
| 13 May |  Germany
|
Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven | Wilhelmshaven | Bayern | Sachsen-class ironclad | |
| 13 June |  United Kingdom
|
Royal Dockyard | Devonport, Devon | Pegasus | Doterel-class sloop | |
| 31 August | United Kingdom
|
Royal Dockyard | Sheerness | Gannet | Doterel-class sloop | |
| 23 October |  Norway
|
Karljohansverns Verft | Horten | Nor | Vale-class gunboat | |
| 1 November | Norway
|
Karljohansverns Verft | Horten | Brage | Vale-class gunboat | |
| 9 November | Germany
|
A. G. Vulcan | Stettin | Württemberg | Sachsen-class ironclad | |
| 19 November | United Kingdom
|
Messrs Thompson | Dalmuir, Glasgow | Gallia | Cunard liner | [1] |
| 19 November | United Kingdom
|
John Readhead & Son | South Shields | Trewidden | Iron screw-steamer | [2][3] The first of 87 ships for the Hain Line, St Ives, Cornwall. |
References[]
| Ship events in 1878 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 |
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